Chris Felix

Chris Felix Former Editor-in-Chief

Craftsman's Cribsheet Offers 'Tear Out' Ideas

This one-pager identifies “tear-out” ideas about management, technical, quality and regulatory topics, presenting them in bullet-point fashion.

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CAD/CAM

Simplifying CAD/CAM Programming

Manufacturing has come a long way since the introduction of CAD/CAM software.

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Measurement

Multiple Tool Setting and Inspection Probing

A fine line often exists in the decision of when to invest in additional capital equipment and/or personnel to handle overloaded machines or a backlog of customer requests.

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Looking for a Skilled Machinist?

We hear it a lot: Shop floor jobs are plentiful, but skilled workers to fill them are not.

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Cutting Tools

Less Downtime with In-House Drill Sharpening

An important goal for any shop should be improving productivity through faster turnaround and reduced machine downtime.

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Grinding

Grinding on a Swiss

This shop owner has developed a unique, and effective, approach to delivering a burr-free, tight-tolerance part.

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Sliding Headstock on Six Spindles

On my most recent trip to Europe, I visited the headquarters of Tornos in Moutier, Switzerland.

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Measurement

Probing for Quality

Committed employee owners are the foundation of this company’s achievements in high precision manufacturing.

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Cutting Tools

Capitalizing on Manufacturing’s Vitality

Most sources indicate that manufacturing in the U.S. is on a very strong path right now.

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Automation

Robots Drive High-Performance Manufacturing

As anticipated, IMTS brought a nice list of technological eye-openers.

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Workholding

Shared Tooling

What tooling do a multi-spindle automatic, a CNC lathe and a vertical machining center have in common?

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Medical Shop Increases Tool Life with Hex Broaching

A manufacturer of spinal implants and surgical instruments achieves immediate results in a switch from rotary broaching to hex broaching.

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